T. C. Brister | |
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Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish | |
In office 1940–1944 |
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In office 1948–1952 |
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Louisiana State Representative for Rapides and Grant parishes | |
In office 1968–1972 |
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Born |
San Augustine, Texas |
April 11, 1906
Died | November 26, 1976 | (aged 70)
Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Emma Holston Brister |
Children |
Willie B. Stookey |
Residence | Pineville, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Completed third year of high school |
Occupation |
Woodcutter; |
At-large members:
W. T. Bradford
Richmond C. Hathorn
At-large members:
Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs
At-large members:
Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs
At-large members:
Cecil R. Blair
James R. Eubank
Lloyd George Teekell
At-large delegation:
Robert J. Munson
Larry Parker
Single-member district:
Willie B. Stookey
Arrie D. Brister
Geneva Brister Smith
Woodcutter;
T. C. Wilson Brister (April 11, 1906 – November 26, 1976) was a businessman from Pineville, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat for three non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the administrations of Governors Sam H. Jones, Earl Kemp Long, and John McKeithen, respectively.
A former woodcutter and the owner of a hardware and sporting goods store in Pineville, T. C. (the "T.C." stood for nothing.) Brister represented Rapides Parish from 1940 to 1944 and 1948 to 1952, when he served alongside Lawrence T. Fuglaar and W. George Bowdon, Jr., later the mayor of Alexandria.